"CU Boulder Faces Backlash Over Disability Discrimination and Access Barriers"

Brendan Towle, a student at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been effectively banned from graduating due to a course requirement that he cannot fulfill because of his disability. Towle has dysgraphia, which prevents him from handwriting more than two paragraphs at a time. Despite requesting disability accommodations, including typing notes and using graphic design tools, he was denied and faced discrimination and retaliation from his professors. Towle filed a complaint with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, but the investigation concluded with insufficient evidence of retaliation. Towle believes that the university has not adequately enforced anti-discrimination laws and that the disability services office lacks resources to effectively support students.